Inventor · Palo Alto, CA, US

John Kenney

26Patents
14h-index
25Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 12, 1973 → May 22, 2014

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6949176B2 Microfluidic control using dielectric pumping Physics 157 Expired
US6311004A Photonic devices comprising thermo-optic polymer Electricity 64 Expired
US6144779A Optical interconnects with hybrid construction Physics 60 Expired
US7641815B2 Luminescent materials that emit light in the visible range or the near infrared range Chemistry; Metallurgy 56 Active
US6956651B2 Bioanalysis systems including optical integrated circuit Physics 52 Expired
US7283696B2 Microfluidic control for waveguide optical switches, variable attenuators, and other optical devices Physics 43 Expired
US7016560B2 Microfluidic control for waveguide optical switches, variable attenuators, and other optical devices Physics 42 Expired
US5970186A Hybrid digital electro-optic switch Physics 31 Expired
US4100037A Method of depositing a metal on a surface Electricity 25 Expired
US4322457A Method of selectively depositing a metal on a surface Electricity 22 Expired
US3964906A Method of forming a hydrophobic surface by exposing a colloidal sol to UV radiation Electricity 19 Expired
US6625356B2 Micro-mechanical waveguide optical devices Physics 19 Expired
US6449417B1 Optical interconnects with hybrid construction Physics 17 Expired
US8664513B2 Solar modules with enhanced efficiencies via use of spectral concentrators Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Active
US5736592A Process for intramolecularly condensing a non-linear optical polyamic acid composition Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US3949121A Method of forming a hydrophobic surface Physics 11 Expired
US6434282B1 Optical interconnects with hybrid construction Physics 11 Expired
US3950570A Method of depositing a metal on a surface Physics 10 Expired
US8952239B2 Solar modules with enhanced efficiencies via use of spectral concentrators Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US4381951A Method of removing contaminants from a surface Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Expired
US9660111B2 Luminescent materials that emit light in the visible range or the near infrared range and methods of forming thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US8774573B2 Optical devices including resonant cavity structures Electricity 1 Active
US9496442B2 Solar modules including spectral concentrators and related manufacturing methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US8734681B2 Luminescent materials that emit light in the visible range or the near infrared range and methods of forming thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US9127201B2 Optical devices including resonant cavity structures Electricity 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.